The Sokols took one of the severest beatings when the "A" team of the ASP. went on a scoring spree to hand them a terrific lacing of nine goals to nil in the only "A" division kame of the Ladies Hockey League held at the Course yesterday after 'The Portuguese girls waded right into the thick of things from the start and while the forwards had a jolly old time shooting away at the Sokots' goal, the backs were nearly: freezing from cold in their shorts, having nothing to do. bul clear' the occasional attacks with " hard drive, Although it was interesting to watch the winners fire within the searing circle for the frst 10 minutes it soon became monotonous they were enjoying the enrive play' The Sokols were only able to, pass the centre fine about a dozen times during the entire yama while no more than three or four timer did they enter-the dreaded Tt was carly apparent that Sokols, with their crop of this year's Fecruills and total lack of experience. were no match for the mighty ASP. who are now leading the race' for the Teague title. The Portuguese were superior in every department of the game and often had the bewildered Russian Jadies completely fooled with some pretty. dribbling.
Mary Malinovsky worked hard for the losers but was completely overs whelmed by Jack of support from the other members of her team, who peared to have taken the field with the foregone conclusion of a certat defeat.
The wholesale massacre began soon after the initial "bully-oit™ when the Portuguese side rushed the ball down the field to hold a strony territorial advantage. It did not take Jong for the speedy left-winger, Mary Collaco, to dash in and score opening with a well placed shot which had the Sokols' goalie well eaten.
It was only a question of time before the ASP, commenced to pile in goal after coal and had' the players kept up to scratch they would probably have been able to amass a larger total, as the disorganized losers ave! no_ opposition at all. Mrs. Silva was the next to Score when she bundled the ball into the net after a short scrimmage.
Hilda Marcal, the proper goal Keeper for the ASP, was given 0 chance to show hor prowess in the forward line yesterday when she switched positions with Thelma Collaco, an played in contre. for-Ward berth. Although she did not come up fo the standard of the Jatter, she acquitted herself eveditably by-scoring once in the first half. Olga Caldas, the lanky inside right, and Marie 'Canavarro' were also able' 0 score in the first period.
At the half-time interval the win ners had a clear lead of five goals Soon after the resumption game the ASP. continued on their Fampage and. Mary Collaco ¢on tributed another point while the team's sharpshooter da Silva re= istered three more.
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